Chapter 258 Sand of Souls, Baron Knights Visit (6200)
Kandar said happily: "The sickle given by the lord is so useful. Once it is struck, the resentful spirits lose their ability to resist."
Kantor next to him also said excitedly: "That's right! This sickle greatly increases my combat effectiveness, haha!"
Cao Xing also laughed.
At this time, Cantor said: "Lord, we found many kinds of ores in that mine, including iron ore and a small amount of copper ore."
"In it, we also found part of the magic crystal mine."
"Oh? There is actually a magic crystal?"
This is good news for Cao Xing.
After all, his machine shop is about to be upgraded to the intermediate level.
Both transport trucks and logging robots need magic crystals to maintain their operation, and they will definitely consume a lot of them in the future.
Sure enough, there would be some good things in a haunted mine like this.
"Cantel, Cantel, you did a good job!"
The two centaurs laughed, and then took out a few things from the pockets on their horses.
"Lord, these are the materials we obtained from killing those resentful spirits. Please take a look at them."
Cao Xing glanced at it and then took it all.
[Obtain: Intermediate Power Heart*3]
[Obtain: Soul Sand (gold)*7]
[Obtain: Wraith Crystal*5]
[Obtain: Large Spiritual Book*2]
[Obtain: Intermediate element crystal*6]
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"Good guy, Soul Sand?"
"Isn't this the material used for resurrection in the king's altar?"
Cao Xing's eyes were filled with joy, "Kantel, Kandar, where did you get this soul sand?"
Two centaurs reported: "Lord, we killed a third-order boss-level wraith and dropped it from it."
After hearing this, Cao Xing suddenly nodded.
I looked at the properties.
[Soul Sand (Gold): Special Material]
[Effect: A certain rare alchemy material will only drop from some powerful vengeful monsters. 】
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In this way, he knew the source of the soul sand, which was to kill those powerful vengeful monsters.
At least the third level boss level.
And Cao Xing still remembered that he still had [Resentful Spirit Crystal] and [Resentful Spirit Dust] in his hand.
According to the above remarks, the combination of these two materials will attract a large number of wraith monsters.
"In this case, can I use the properties of this material to farm [Soul Sand] like crazy?"
Cao Xing is happy.
Clearly, this is possible.
Of course, there are risks in doing so.
That is, if you attract a resentful spirit whose level far exceeds Cao Xing's expectations, it will be great fun!
At the same time, Kantor also said: "Lord, it's more than that!"
"We also dragged a treasure chest back from that place!"
Upon hearing this, Cao Xing's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Oh? There is actually a treasure chest?"
Looking along the line of sight, Cao Xing saw a silver-white treasure chest behind the two centaurs.
Although it is only a silver treasure chest, it is still very good!
Cao Xing walked over and a system prompt appeared.
[I found an unlocked silver treasure chest. Do you want to open it? 】
"yes."
[Open successfully]
[Obtain: Bright Iron Long Sword (Blue)]
[Obtain: Enchanting Mine Draft Production Drawing (Blue)*1]
[Get the book: A Night with a Vampire]
[Obtain: Medium Resource Pack*3]
[Obtain: Intermediate element crystal*7]
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"Huh? I actually got a drawing of a mine manuscript and a book?"
Cao Xing's eyes lit up.
What was found in this silver treasure chest exceeded his expectations.
The big blue sword was ignored by him.
After all, now, Cao Xing no longer looks down on the excellent quality equipment.
Let’s first take a look at the properties of the drawing.
[Enchanting Mine Draft Production Drawings (Blue)]
[Quality: Excellent]
[Attack power: 37~42]
[With special effects: high efficiency (20% faster mining speed)]
[Materials required for production: Blacksmith shop level 3, refined iron*5, mithril*1, intermediate element crystal*1]
(Note: It can be produced in batches in the blacksmith shop to speed up the collection of miners.)
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"Haha, it's actually a mine manuscript that can speed up the collection. It's really good!"
"And the required production materials are also very simple. In this way, a large number of mining manuscripts can be produced, which will speed up the mining speed of the workers."
Cao Xing nodded with satisfaction.
Then study this drawing directly.
Then, another book appeared in his hand.
[Book: A Night with a Vampire]
[Attributes: After reading, you can gain attribute improvements of Spirit +10 and Strength +5]
[Time required to read: 12 hours and 17 minutes]
[Click to read]
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"Yes, it's another book. There are more and more books in my territory."
"Next, build another library so that in addition to training, the citizens can have more entertainment activities at night."
Cao Xing put it away with satisfaction.
The two centaurs have also left.
Now, Cao Xing began to think about what to do next.
After all, he still had a lot of unfinished business.
The most important thing at the moment is to complete the Assam trial and obtain the complete legendary weapon.
The second is to explore the ancient battlefield over there and see if you can find the seeds of those ancient trees.
The third is to recruit more workers.
At this moment, a system prompt appeared.
[The Knights of Baron August, apply to visit your territory, do you agree? 】
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"Huh? The Baron's Knights?"
Cao Xing frowned when he saw the system prompt.
Did these aboriginal forces come to our door so soon?
Including Liu Muxue also heard the system prompt.
Through the discussions between the survivors in the past two days, everyone knew that there was no good reason for these aristocratic forces to come to their door.
Either they are here to cause trouble, or they are here to collect taxes.
Of course, there are one or two lucky people who will be favored by these nobles. Not only will they not be taxed, but they will also be allowed to marry their own daughters.
But those are a very small number, one in a billion is not an exaggeration.
Liu Muxue also looked worried when she looked at Cao Xing.
Cao Xing patted her shoulder and said, "It's okay, Muxue, let's go out and take a look."
Liu Muxue tightened the weapons and shields in her hands and nodded solemnly.
He clicked 'Agree'.
at the same time.
Outside the territory, a group of knights riding tall war horses and wearing armor were walking towards Cao Xing's territory.
"Tap tap tap..."
The sound of horse hooves sounded.
This knighthood has a large number of people and a strong aura.
Everyone, including the working citizens, heard the sound of horse hooves.
Cao Xing also took Assam, Renice, Andrew and others out of the territory.
Cao Xing looked at the knight squadron in front of him.
There were really a lot of them, more than a hundred people.
These knights wore uniform armor and swords at their waists. On their chests, there was a mark of a wolf's claw.
This is the knightly bodyguard of Baron August.
Before anyone arrived, the knights saw Cao Yi and Du An who were collecting resources.
A knight captain suddenly said angrily: "You despicable serfs, why don't you stop what you are doing and come and see us!"
Hear this.
Cao Yi, Du An and others' expressions suddenly changed, and they subconsciously stopped what they were doing.
But Cao Xing looked towards the front of the knights, where there was a man wearing white armor and an outfit that was different from other knights.
At this moment, the man took off the helmet on his head, revealing a head of dark brown hair.
There was a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, and he naturally had the aura of a superior person.
Everyone in the entire territory stopped working and looked at the group of knights and the young man around them.
At this moment, the knight next to him yelled again.
"Who told you to look directly at the Baron's son!"
"Why don't you kneel down, you despicable guys!"
Upon hearing the words 'son of the baron', everyone's expressions changed drastically!
The polar people and civilians, as well as the Ascalon warriors, subconsciously wanted to kneel on the ground.
But Cao Xing's voice rang out: "Don't even kneel."
Hearing the sound, everyone stopped kneeling.
However, Cao Yi, Du An and others could not help but tremble in their legs.
They looked at Cao Xing with hesitation in their eyes.
Although they will obey their lord's orders 100%.
But this is a real nobility!
The awe of the nobles is engraved in their bones.
The group of knights immediately shouted angrily: "How dare you, why don't you kneel down when you see the son of the baron?"
Cao Xing did not speak, but looked at the group of knights on the field with a scrutinizing gaze.
I glanced at the information.
[Captain of the Knights of Baron August: Ariel]
[Race: Human Race]
[Affiliated force: Ice Crystal Kingdom]
[Level: Level 35 (Level 4 boss-level creature)]
[HP: 49891/49891]
[Attack power: 2472~2513]
[Armor: 638~647]
[Skills: Advanced Riding Mastery, Advanced Swordsmanship Mastery, Brave Strike, Charge, Sword Dance]
[Legion Skill: Ten Thousand Horses Galloping]
[Talent: None]
[Bond: Knight (100 people have activated)]
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[Knight of Baron Auguste: Hervoye]
[Affiliated force: Ice Crystal Kingdom]
[Level: Level 28 (Level 3 elite creature)]
[HP: 21754/21754]
[Attack power: 1249~1331]
[Armor: 357~389]
[Skills: Intermediate Riding Mastery, Intermediate Sword Mastery, Charge, Fatal Strike]
[Legion Skill: Ten Thousand Horses Galloping]
[Talent: None]
[Bond: Knight (100 people have activated)]
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Cao Xing felt slightly calm.
Not bad, they are just a group of third and fourth level knights.
The strongest ones are the two fourth-level bosses in the lead.
With his strength, he can easily kill these guys. At this moment, when the knight captain saw that Cao Xing had not spoken for a long time, he immediately pulled out his weapon, pointed at Cao Xing and said, "You guy of unknown origin, can't you hear me when I'm talking to you?"
To these knights, the lords of another world are a group of beings with unknown origins.
In their view, without noble status, no matter what, they are just civilians!
However, when Assam next to him saw that he dared to speak to Cao Xing like this, he pulled out the broken sword and said, "Don't be rude to our lord!"
When the knight captain saw Assam's actions, there was some confusion in his eyes.
"As a knight, how dare you point your weapon at us, at the Baron's knights?"
"Do you know what this means?"
"Are you trying to challenge the Baron's majesty?"
But Assam solemnly said: "No matter who you are, you are not allowed to disrespect the Lord!"
Hearing this, the knight captain looked at the young man.
I noticed that he also had an interesting smile on his lips.
Then he nodded.
The knight captain seemed to understand what he meant, and immediately said: "Very good, how dare you offend the knights of Lord Auguste!"
"Everyone, let us teach these rude guys a lesson!"
Keng! Clang!
The long sword was unsheathed, and the knights all drew their weapons.
"Xilulu!"
The war horses galloped, and the atmosphere instantly became tense.
The terrifying aura emanating from hundreds of knights made Da Zhuang and Cao Yi tremble with fear!
Just when the group of knights were about to make their next move.
But Cao Xing glanced at them lightly.
This glance was like some kind of signal.
The next moment, Andrew, Rhaenys, and several dragon-blooded warriors behind them all grasped their weapons!
In an instant, a terrifying aura erupted!
Like a dozen savage beasts waking up!
“Boom!”
The overwhelming aura made these knights feel that they were not facing a dozen enemies, but thousands of troops!
"Xilulu!!!"
The war horses at their feet were so frightened that they kept commotion and even subconsciously stepped back.
At this moment, the faces of the knights changed wildly.
They realized that they seemed to have provoked a group of incredible beings.
At this moment, the son of a baron with dark brown hair also felt the powerful aura of the group behind Cao Xing.
The smile on his face suddenly froze, and there was a trace of deeply hidden fear in his eyes.
He didn't panic, but was silent for a moment.
Then he chuckled and said: "This lord of another world, I'm really sorry, my subordinates are all guys who don't understand etiquette."
"I'm very sorry for scaring everyone."
Hearing this, Cao Xing narrowed his eyes.
He also knew that the other party was trying to smooth things over.
A smile also appeared on his face.
After all, if possible, he didn't want to conflict with those nobles so soon.
At this moment, the young man looked at the knights around him and yelled angrily: "Hurry up and put your weapons away, you are a bunch of useless guys!"
Upon hearing this, the hundreds of knights put away their weapons.
And Cao Xing also waved his hand.
Assam and the others put away their murderous aura.
This also relieved the opposing Knights.
Obviously, this baron's son is not the kind of noble who only knows how to play tricks.
He seemed more sensible.
And this also made Cao Xinggao look at him.
The son of the baron said: "This lord of another world, I have seen your strength, you are indeed very strong."
"But no matter what, your territory is within the territory of Baron August."
"According to the laws of the Ice Crystal Kingdom, those who establish armed forces in other noble territories without permission will be punished by the Ice Crystal Kingdom. In serious cases, they may even be purged by the Kingdom's knights."
"I think you know this, right?"
Cao Xing thought for a moment and nodded slightly.
The smile on the young man's face became even brighter when he saw this.
He continued: "But Baron August is a kind man."
"He allows you to establish territory within his territory."
"But according to the rules, you need to pay the corresponding land tax. I wonder what this lord from another world has to say?"
After hearing this, Cao Xing narrowed his eyes, and then chuckled: "How much do you need to pay?"
He knew this and had made preparations before.
The baron's son said nothing.
Instead, he focused his gaze on the territory behind Cao Xing.
Then, he said slowly.
"From now on, you need to hand over 100,000 kilograms of grain and 30,000 units of iron every month."
"And as far as I know, you have been developing here for almost a month, so let's make up for the previous share first."
Upon hearing this request, Cao Xing frowned slightly.
Obviously, this guy is the lion with his mouth open.
Seeing the huge scale of Cao Xing's territory, he wanted to ask for more supplies.
You must know that other survivors' territories, even if they encounter these aboriginal forces, will not make such excessive demands.
And Cao Xing dislikes dealing with this kind of people.
This guy looks amiable, but he's actually a smiling guy.
Cao Xing said directly: "Son of the Baron, our territory has not been developed for a long time. You should know that we cannot provide so many supplies."
Upon hearing this, the Baron's son seemed to have no reaction.
A faint smile appeared on his lips.
"It doesn't matter. I'm easy to talk to. If you don't have food, you can use people to pay debts."
"I think these men behind you are pretty good."
His eyes were fixed on Liu Muxue, Renice and other beauties, with that playful look in his eyes!
Under his gaze, Liu Muxue had a look of discomfort on her face, while Renisi on the side could no longer hold back her hand holding the bow and arrow, wanting to shoot this guy an arrow.
And Cao Xing finally understood why this guy opened his mouth so loudly.
This was because he was interested in his subordinates, so he deliberately reported a number that was unbearable for him.
Seeing that Cao Xing didn't answer for a long time.
After waiting for a moment, the Baron's son chuckled and said, "What's wrong? Don't you want to?"
"I told you, I'm easy to talk to."
"Of course, my patience is limited."
"With your strength, although you can resist these knights behind me, you don't think you can deal with the Ice Crystal Kingdom, do you?"
His tone was somewhat unkind.
Like a smiling tiger, it showed its fangs at this moment.
And Cao Xing also frowned slightly.
It would be okay if this son of a baron was a domineering and dandy boy.
But obviously, the other party is very smart. If force fails, they will use force to suppress you.
This kind of guy is the hardest to deal with.
At this moment, the atmosphere was somewhat solidified.
Assam and others were ready for battle.
Sarah in the secret has quietly come behind the knights, ready to kill the son of the baron with one blow at any time.
With their strength, all they need is an order from Cao Xing.
It was enough to annihilate all this group of knights in a short period of time without letting anyone go.
However, this would be considered a complete breakup.
After all, if the Baron's son died, it would be a big deal.
Just when the atmosphere solidified to the extreme.
Cao Xing inadvertently glanced at the young man's attributes.
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[Son of Baron August: Fitz Walker]
[Affiliated force: Ice Crystal Kingdom]
[Level: Level 21 (Level 3 ordinary creature)]
[HP: 15339/15339]
[Attack power: 736~778]
[Armor: 305~337]
[Skills: Elementary Riding Mastery, Elementary Swordsmanship Mastery, Brave Strike]
[Talent: None]
(Character introduction: As the third son of the Baron, Fitz Walker was often ridiculed by his sisters because of his extremely poor qualifications, which also created his dark character since childhood.
As he was growing up, Fitz Walker used some means to cause his brothers to die one after another, and he naturally became the only heir to the baronet. )
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Although this guy's personal introduction is very concise, it also illustrates his ruthless methods.
However, what concerned Cao Xing even more was this person's name.
"Fitz Walker..."
Cao Xing always felt that this name was somewhat familiar.
At this time, he seemed to suddenly remember something, and a look of surprise appeared in his eyes.
Cao Xing looked at the young man with brown hair, with a faint smile on his lips.
Staring at Cao Xing's smile, the Baron's son always had a strange feeling.
He frowned and asked, "What are you looking at?"
Cao Xing smiled and shook his head, "Nothing, I think we may need to talk alone..."
Before he could speak, the knight captain next to him scolded: "Bold!"
"What kind of status do you have to be able to talk to the son of a baron alone?"
At this moment, Cao Xing took out something from his backpack.
Then a corner was revealed for him to take a look at.
After catching a glimpse of what was in Cao Xing's hand, the pupils of the baron's son in front of him suddenly shrank!
He looked directly at the knight captain next to him and angrily shouted: "Shut up!"
Then, he set his eyes on Cao Xing and looked at him.
After a moment, he said slowly: "What do you want to talk about?"
Cao Xing smiled and said: "It's not convenient to talk here, how about we go to the tavern to talk?"
The baron's son thought for a moment, then nodded.
Behind him, the knight captain dissuaded him: "Little master... you can't go in..."
"We can't predict what will happen in the territories of these lords from other worlds..."
But the son of the baron glanced at him lightly, and then asked: "Do I still need your consent to do things?"
The knight captain seemed to think of something.
For a moment, I was so scared that I didn't dare to say a word.
After a while, the Baron's son continued: "Everyone is waiting here and no one is allowed to make any unnecessary moves."
"You are also not allowed to make any oversteps to the subordinates of this lord from another world?"
"Otherwise, you will be severely punished when I come back. Do you understand?"
Hearing his serious tone.
At this moment, everyone on the field was stunned.
It seemed that he didn't know what happened suddenly. Why did the attitude of this proud son of a baron change so drastically?
Just when they were confused, the Baron's son had already dismounted and came to Cao Xing's side.
"Lord, let's go."
Cao Xing smiled and said, "Okay."
Under the gaze of everyone, Cao Xing took him into the tavern in the territory.
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Inside the Territory Tavern.
Cao Xing and the son of Baron Fitz Walker sat across from each other at a wine table.
After sending Lucky away.
He and the baron's son were the only ones left in the tavern.
Behind no one, the Baron's son's eyes showed excitement that could not be hidden.
He seemed to be confirming something, and then said in a suppressed voice: "With the revelation of the Lord, He brings us salvation and hope..."
"The God of Light is above!"
Cao Xing nodded, "The God of Light is above!"
When Cao Xing said these words, the Baron's son had a look of surprise in his eyes.
He took out a mask from his backpack, which belonged to the black-robed priest.
And Cao Xing also took out a cardinal's mask from his backpack...
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